A local cricket club has planted over 180 trees so far in its mission to beautify the Bowen Sporting Complex and provide a long-lasting legacy for the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Bowen Cricket Inc. hosted a ceremony coinciding with its final junior’s home game of the year to celebrate the monumental tree planting effort which combined the work of Whitsunday Regional Council, volunteers, and the club itself.
The $20,000 in funding was awarded by Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting Program. Mr Willcox and other dignitaries from Whitsunday Regional Council – including Mayor Julie Hall and Councillor Michelle Wright – attended the service.
Mr Willcox said over the years the Bowen Sporting Complex has seen many trees lost through cyclones over the past 10 years.
“Congratulations to Club President Seth McIntosh and all the volunteers for the hard work in bringing this together,” Mr Willcox said.
The locations and species of trees were chosen in conjunction with Matthew Bath, a member of the club’s cricketing family, as well as Whitsunday Regional Council’s leading hand of Parks and Gardens.
With consultation of Mr Bath, and Whitsunday Council Asset manager for the sporting complex Daniel Borgh, holes were then dug by local contractors, and the ten species of trees planted with the help of the QCS Community Work Program.
Club President Seth McIntosh said a further 50 trees would be planted to further improve the Bowen Sporting Complex for each club.
“It’s not just for cricket, the trees are for everyone - touch, soccer, cricket,” Mr McIntosh said.
“It will provide a legacy to have really good shade coverage with these flowering trees and is something the whole community can enjoy.”
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox joins Bowen Cricket as they plant 180 trees as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting Program
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